SAN ANTONIO, Texas ---With three performances of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo now complete, it is bareback rider Matt Bright that has taken center stage.
The Azle, Texas, bareback rider is one of a handful of contestants that have placed in all three rounds, but he stands alone as the high-money winner so far. He earned $2,074 for winning the first and second rounds of competition in the AT & T Center, and finished third in the third round.
During Saturday’s matinee performance, he finished atop the leader board with an 85-point effort on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Wonderland. His third round ride saw him finish behind traveling partners Ryan Gray and Bobby Mote. Gray, from Cheney, Wash., won the round on a horse from his native state, Flying Five Rodeo’s Rough Going. Gray is second in the total money rankings with $3,630 compared to Bright’s $5,185.
The top five contestants from each bracket will advance to a semi-finals. With just one more round in this bracket, both of these bareback riders are making plans to come back to the Alamo City on Feb. 18 & 19 with hopes of advancing to the finals on Feb. 20.
Other contestants that are making plans to be back here are Bryce Miller from Buffalo, S.D., Brittany Pozzi from Victoria, Texas, Danyelle Campbell from Beaumont, Texas and Souli Shanklin from Rocksprings, Texas. Miller has placed in three round of saddle bronc riding and has total earnings of $3,370. Pozzi and Campbell have been the most consistent barrel racers here so far. Pozzi is at the top of the standings with $4,926 while Campbell is just below here with $4,408.
Shanklin from Rocksprings, Texas, has also placed in every round so far. He won the second round at Saturday’s matinee performance with an 86-point effort on Carr Pro Rodeo’s bull Roll the Dice. Then he was one of two men to have qualified rides on Saturday night finishing second. His total money stands at $4,926. Saturday night’s bull rideing was won by Tyler Smith from Fruita, Colo., on D & H Cattle Company’s Slim Chance.
There is one performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo Sunday at 1 p.m. This will be the last opportunity for this group of contestants to earn any money. At the conclusion of Sunday’s rodeo, the semi-finals qualifiers from this bracket will be determined.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --- The following are results from the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, Feb.6, 2010.
Second Performance --
Bareback Riding: 1, Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, 85, points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Wonderland, $2,074. 2, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 81, $1,556. 3, Steven Dent, Mullin, Neb., 79, $1,37. 4, Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 77, $519.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Casey McMillan, Redmond, Ore., 3.7 seconds, $2,074. 2, Jon Ragatz, Cassville, Wis., 3.9, $1,556. 3, Chancey Larson, Manhattan, Kan., 4.1, $1,037. 4, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 4.2, $519.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas, 7.6 seconds, $2,074. 2, Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.7, $1,556. 3, Jerad Hofsetter, Portales, N.M., 7.8, $1,037. 4, Jake Hannum, Ogden, Utah, 8.0, $519.
Team Roping: Steer Wrestling: Tie-Down Roping:eam Roping:1 Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn., and Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga., 4.9 seconds, $2,074. 2, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 5.2, $1,556. 3, Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas, and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 5.8, $1,037. 4 (tie), Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla.; and Cody McMinn, caddo Mills, Texas, and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 5.9, $259 each.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D., 82 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Dillinger, $2,074. 2, Louie Brunson, Interior, S.D., 77, $1,556. 3, Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas, 76, $1,037. 4, Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D., 69, $519.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Savanah Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, 14.07, $2,074. 2, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 14.08, $1,556. 3, Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., 14.34, $1,037. 4, Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif., 14.44, $519.
Bull Riding: 1, Souli Shanklin, Rock Springs, Texas, 86 points on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Roll the Dice, $2,074. 2, Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo., 82, $1,556. 3, Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Texas, 80, $1,037. 4, Chad Denton, Berry Creek, Calif., 78, $519.
Third Performance --
Bareback Riding: 1, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 86 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Rough Going, $2,074. 2, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 82, $1,556. 3, Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, 78, $1,037. 4 (tie) Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., and Kaycee Field, 73, $259 each.
Steer Wrestling: 1 (tie), Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., and Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., 4.0 seconds, $1,815 each. 3, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 4.1, $1,037. 4, Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., 4.2, $519.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 7.8 seconds $2,074. 2, Ricky Canton, Navasota, Texas, 8.0, $1,556. 3, Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas, 8.1, $1,037. 4, Landon McClaughtery, Tilden, Texas, 8.2, $519.
Team Roping: 1, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Caleb Twissleman, Santa Margarita, Calif., 5.2 seconds, $2,074. 2, Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn., and Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga., 5.4, $1,556. 3, Chris Lawson, Dripping Springs, Texas, and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5.5, $1,037. 4, Brady Williams, Hammond, Mont., and Marty Becker, Cardston, Alberta, 5.8, $519.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1 (tie), Cody Martin, Eagle, Colo., on Frontier Rodeo’s Medicine Woman and Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, on Carr Pro Rodeo’s River Boat Annie, 81 points, $1,815 each. 3 (tie), J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D., and Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D., 77, $777 each.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1 (tie), Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif., and Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 14.10, $1,815 each. 3, Rachael Ross, Murieta, Calif., 14.20, $1,037. 4, Savanah Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, 14.27, $519.
Bull Riding: (two qualified rides) 1, Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo., 89 points on D & H Cattle Company’s Slim Chance, $2,074. 2, Souli Shanklin, Rocksprings, Texas, 75, $1,556.
Total Money Won --
Bareback Riding: 1, Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, $5,185. 2, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., $3,630. 3 (tie), Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, and Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., $1,556.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., $2,593. 2 (tie), Tommy Cook, McAlester, Okla., and Casey McMillen, Redmond, Ore., $2,074. 4, Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., $1,815.
Tie-down roping: 1, Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas, $3,111. 2, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, $2,852. 3 (tie), Jake Hannum, Ogden, Utah and Jared Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., $2,593.
Team Roping: 1, Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn., and Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga., $3,630. 2 (tie), Cody McMinn, Caddo Mills, Texas, and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan.; and Clay Tryan Billings, Mont., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla.; and Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif., $2,074 each.
Saddle Bronc Riding; 1, Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D., $3,370. 2, Cody Martin, Eagle, Colo., $3,111. 3, J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D., $2,852. 4, Samuel Kelts, Milarville, Alberta, $1,815.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, $4,926. 2, Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif., $4,408. 3, Savanah Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, $2,593. 4, Rachael Ross, Murrieta, Calif., $2,074.
